Lipid Profile Test in Saharanpur - Price & Details

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Lipids are complex chemical compounds in our bodies that are waxy in texture and are not water soluble. Lipids include cholesterol and triglycerides. There are two kinds of cholesterol- low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).

Cholesterol is produced by your liver and picked up by proteins that give it a ride to all parts of the body, where it helps with many bodily functions like utilising vitamins and creating hormones. If there is excess cholesterol and LDL, the HDL brings it all back to the liver, which removes the extra cholesterol from the body. Thus, HDL prevents the buildup of plaque in the arteries and helps prevent heart attacks and strokes. But if LDL levels keep growing, the risk of heart disorders increases.

Triglycerides are also lipids. When you eat food, calories enter your body. The excess calories are converted into triglycerides for future use. Foods like butter, oil, and animal fats cause your body to produce more triglycerides than most other foods. Low levels of triglycerides can easily be used up by your body. When you eat too many fatty foods and do not require much energy, there will be an excess of triglycerides. This increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Lipids are responsible for many important actions within your body. They are as follows:

• Lipids are the source of energy that drives your body to carry out all its functions.
• They form a protective layer around your organs and shield them from injuries.
• Lipids are a component of the cell wall and determine what can go in and come out of the cells.
• These also store energy in the adipose cells of the body.
• Lipids help absorb vitamins.
• Lipids help to make blood clot and prevent haemorrhage.
• They prevent inflammation and oxidative stress, thereby strengthening cells.
• They help regulate blood pressure.
• They transmit nerve impulses.
• They help with brain development and brain functioning.

Within nominal limits, both cholesterol and triglycerides are essential. Excess of lipids can have terrible consequences on a person's health and trigger liver and cardiovascular diseases. Too much cholesterol in the blood can form deposits called plaque. This plaque can narrow or clog the arteries (atherosclerosis). If a plaque ruptures, a blood clot forms, which may in future cause a heart attack or stroke. This is where the lipid profile test comes in handy.

It analyses your blood lipid levels using these parameters:

• LDL Cholesterol direct
• Total Cholesterol
• HDL Cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• Serum VLDL cholesterol
• LDL/HDL ratio
• TC/HDL Cholesterol Ratio
• Non-HDL Cholesterol
• HDL / LDL Cholesterol Ratio
• TRIG / HDL Ratio

Your doctor may recommend a lipid profile to monitor your cardiovascular health as part of a routine health checkup.

If you are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, your doctor may ask you to have a lipid profile periodically to monitor your health. The risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease are:

• If you are a man over 45 or a woman over 50
• Have pre-existing high cholesterol levels
• Obesity
• Smoking
• Physically less active
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• A family history of heart disease

Lipid profile is used to help diagnose some other health conditions which can affect the lipid levels such as:

• Liver disease
• Pancreatitis
• Chronic kidney disease
• Hypothyroidism

You are required to fast for 12 to 14 hours before the lipid profile test. You can have water and medicines but no other beverages or food.

During the Lipid Profile Test

During the sample collection, a needle (freshly unsealed) will be inserted into a vein that is located with the help of a vein finder. PhatmEasy's phlebotomists are extremely skilled, and you will feel no discomfort. The sample will be sealed in a sterilised tube and taken to the lab in an icebox.